----------| Am 25.03.2008 03:00 schrieb Brandon Cope: |----------
Of course, the ST 17 means that virtually all firers will take double recoil
penalties.
Brandon
... and this matches with reality; you have already difficulties to fire
two shots with a .464 Weatherby Magnum RIFLE to the same target without
a longer "regenerating" phase. How much more must this be true with a
.600 NitroExpress HANDGUN?
But the statement "The world's most powerful handgun" does not seem true
to me; I once (ONCE! Never again!) fired a .800H&H Contender Pistol, and
as far as I know, this is ammo has a bit more drive.
But I think this is a theoretical discussion: doing a snapshot with
either of these weapons will break your wrist. Already a .50 Desert
Eagle can do serious damage to the shooter if he is not prepared to the
recoil. And even a shotgun can send you to the dentist if you are
careless firing it.
So what practical use will have a handgun with such a caliber when it is
at least as dangerous for the firer than for the target? It is bulky,
heavy, expensive - and really loud if used. So why going for a .600NE
Revolver when I can get the same from a Rifle with .308 HS/HV or AP -
that does not try to kill me when I fire it?
--
Thomas Thrien
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